| Pi & Berning ZOTL [message #36749] |
Mon, 03 June 2002 18:32  |
Xylenz
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Registered: May 2009
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I am considering matching the ZOTL with some very high eff speakers. Has anyone used the ZOTL amp with Pi speakers? What's the verdict? Which Pi model do you recommend? I listen to prog rock, modern classical, jazz & bizzare obscurities in a roomy condo. See www.davidberning.com for more info on the amp.
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| Re: Pi & Berning ZOTL [message #36752 is a reply to message #36749] |
Mon, 03 June 2002 21:17  |
laoye
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Registered: May 2009
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I don't have PI speakers, but have experience with the ZH-270 and Siegfried 811-10 with a JBL 4344Mk2, a big 4-way monitor built from parts similar to those in the PI-4 pros. This JBL has lower sensitivity (93db/W) than the PI speakers, but MAY be comparable to the PI-4 pro in terms of impedance peaks at bass driver resonance. Anyway, both amps work great with it. The ZH-270 just delivers the goods and will recreate undistorted live jazz band sound levels in a home setting. (The neighbors did complain about that.) The Siegfried plays reasonably loud without strain and does so with greater finesse across the spectrum: better bass articulation, more intelligibility in voices, finer details in cymbals, you name it. I would expect that results with the PI to be even better given the higher sensitivity. Amazingly, Siegfried is more dynamic sounding than the ZH-270, and offers, to my ears anyway, a more natural presentation. The only PI I would worry about matching with Siegfried is the Pro, since Z-max is considered high for a lower power SET, but 10W is probably enough (Wayne warns PI prospects not to use the pro with 2A3s). The ZH-270 will be loafing on the PIs, any model. If you do go for the Pro and Siegfried, let me know how it goes...I might do the same some day.
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| Re: Pi & Berning ZOTL [message #36763 is a reply to message #36752] |
Tue, 04 June 2002 10:34 |
Xylenz
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Registered: May 2009
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Thanks. I doubt I'll ever get anything but the ZOTL though. His other amps are quite a bit over my audio budget. I just hope that the ZOTL will be loud enough. I could afford to run two of them in dual mono.
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